Ornament for picture



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G. G.- RE-UKAUPP.

ORNAMENT FOR PICTURE; MIRROR, OR OTHER FRAMES.

No. 512,900. PatentedJa-n. 16, 1894;

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UNITED ATENT FFIGE.

GEORGE O. REUKAUFF, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ORNAMENT FOR PICTURE, MIRROR, OR OTHER FRAMES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 512,900, dated January 16, 1894.

Application filed March 28, 1893. Serial No. 467,934 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE O. REUKAUFF, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ornaments for Picture, Mirror, and other Frames, Panels, Furniture Decorations, 850., which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a picture, mirror or other frame, a panel, furniture decoration, &c., constructed of a backing of cross-grained material, a core of textile material intermediate of the cross-grained pieces, and ornamentations of plastic substance on said backing, thus forming a superior article possessing alike delicacy of appearance and great strength, with flexibility, and avoiding the use of wire as heretofore practiced.

Figure 1 represents a face view of a part of a picture or other frame embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a section thereof on line as, 0:, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents aview of a portion of Fig. 1, showing the different grains of the wood or different material of the base of the ornament of the frame.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings: A designates a portion of a picture or other frame, and B designates a portion of the ornament thereof, said ornament being formed of plastic material, as well known. Applied to the back of said ornament is a base 0, which is composed of the exterior and interior pieces of wood D,

D, and the interposed core E, said base being cut out in harmony with the ground work of the design of the ornaments, it being noticed that the grains of the wood extend at an angle to each other, the several parts being glued or cementedtogether as one piece, thus providing for the ornaments abase which greatly strengthens the same, although the former may be of most delicate nature, it being known that such ornaments or moldings are liable to be broken or cracked, this however being obviated by the base or backing as a reinforce, the ornaments resting upon and being glued, cemented or otherwise aflixed to said base, with the result as above stated. The core E is formed of canvas or other desired textile material, whereby, while the cross-grained exterior pieces strengthen each other, the interior core adds flexibility to the base formed of said parts E, D, D, whereby said base possesses great stability without being unduly stiff, and is not liable to crack or warp, and break the plastic ornaments imposed thereon.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a frame, panel, 850. having ornamentations of plastic material, a base for said ornamentations formed of cross-grained pieces of wood, and a core of fibrous material between said pieces and united thereto, said parts being combined substantially as described.

2. Aframe, panel, &c. having open-work ornamentations of plastic material, and a base for said ornamentations formed of open-work pieces of cross-grained material, and a core of fibrous material within said pieces, said parts being combined substantially as described.

' GEORGE O. REUKAUFF.

Witnesses:

JOHN A; WIEDERSHEIM, R. H. GRAEsER. 

